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Checkpoint for Thursday 16 November 2017
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Lorde set to soar at NZ Music Awards
6:26 PM.Music 101 host Alex Behan is at Spark Arena, where the New Zealand Music Awards are being held. He talks about the awards, the controversy, and the glitz and glamour. Video, Audio
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Soldier dismissed from the Army for threat to send nude images
6:22 PM.A soldier has been dismissed from the Army after admitting he threatened to share nude photos of his sometime girlfriend if she wouldn't let him meet her parents. Audio
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Doubt cast on Auckland Council's new house valuations
6:17 PM.In Waitoki, 35 minutes north of the CBD, the Council says house values have risen 102 percent. But a local real estate agent says, actually, they haven't, and now the area's rates will unfairly… Read more Audio
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Family facing permanent paralysis after eating wild boar
6:13 PM.A man caught a wild boar hunting with friends and fed it to his wife and mother - now all three are in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital. Video, Audio
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Peru dominated, deserved win against All Whites
6:08 PM.Peru dominated the game against the All Whites and it was only fair they won, RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter tells Rowan Quinn. Video, Audio
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Four Canterbury swimming spots now unswimmable
5:56 PM.Four popular swimming spots in Canterbury have now been declared unswimmable due to poor water quality. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio
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Anti-fluoridation group argues people should have a choice
5:53 PM.A group fighting the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in court has argued tooth decay is not serious enough to warrant imposing it on a whole community. Ann Marie May reports. Audio
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Second preventative detention sentence for prison rapist
5:50 PM.William Katipa, who raped three of his cellmates, was described as unremorseful and dangerous by Justice Downs at the High Court in Auckland today. Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Wellington on track for more train strikes
5:43 PM.The industrial dispute between the Rail and Maritime Transport Union and the company running the trains seems to be hardening, with each side accusing the other of lying and bullying. Audio
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Auckland - officially a $1m city
5:39 PM.The average value of Auckland properties has jumped 46 percent in just three years, but it will be Monday before ratepayers can check how much more they will be paying in rates. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 16 November 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Parents won't accept apology from school over seclusion room
5:28 PM.The parents of a boy held in an Invercargill school's seclusion room say they are disappointed the Chief Ombudsman's report into the use of the room didn't go further. Audio
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Game meat expert unsure of boar poisoning suspicions
5:25 PM.The chairman of Game Animal Council thinks there's more than meat to blame, after three people fell ill after eating wild boar. Audio
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Wild boar may have poisoned Putaruru family
5:17 PM.Three members of a Putaruru family could be permanently paralysed after eating what may have been contaminated wild boar. Video, Audio
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Former All Whites coach reacts to Peru loss
5:14 PM.Former All Whites coach Kevin Fallon talks to Rowan Quinn about his highlights and lowlights, and where to from here for New Zealand football. Audio
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Wellington All Whites' fans devastated by result
5:12 PM.RNZ reporter Emile Donovan is at Four Kings in central Wellington, surrounded by hundreds of disappointed All Whites fans. Video, Audio
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All Whites lose 2-0 to Peru
5:08 PM.The All Whites' dreams are over after they were knocked out 2-0 by Peru before a passionate crowd in Lima. Simon Hampton joins us from the game. Audio
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Checkpoint with Rowan Quinn for Thursday 16 November 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with Rowan Quinn for Thursday 16 November 2017. Video
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